The black snow of Munich: how the death of the Busby Babes forever changed Manchester United
Thursday, February 6, 1958, will forever remain the darkest day in the history of Manchester United. A plane carrying players, coaching staff, journalists, and devoted fans crashed at Munich airport. After two aborted take-off attempts, the aircraft sped into a building filled to the brim with barrels of fuel, turning into a blazing inferno. In that fateful moment, it seemed as if the great club had been erased from existence, and the task of reviving it from the ashes appeared insurmountable.